Last night’s episode of PBS NewsHour featured a deep dive interview with songwriter, singer, and award-winning mandolinist, Sierra Hull. Taped earlier this year at The Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C., while Hull and her band were on their national headlining tour, Casciato took viewers from Hull’s early days growing up in Byrdstown, Tennessee, to present day—including releasing her first independent album, A Tip Toe High Wire and joining Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour later this month. Casciato and Hull discussed her genre-bending approach to music, her precision with the mandolin, and a childhood letter she wrote to hero-turned-mentor Alison Krauss.
Listen to A Tip Toe High Wire here: https://music.empi.re/atiptoehighwire
Up next for Hull: She heads to Mexico to play Viva El Gonzo Festival on May 8 before joining 11 dates of the aforementioned Outlaw Festival Tour and then it’s headlong into festival season with stops at Railbird, Earl Scruggs Music Festival, and more. A full tour routing can be found below.
On tour:
May 8 - San Jose Del Cabo, MX - El Ganzo Oasis #
May 13 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre ✶
May 15 - Chula Vista, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre ✶
May 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl ✶
May 17 - Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall
May 18 - Wheatland, CA - Toyota Amphitheatre ✶
May 20 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater ✶
May 22 - Spokane, WA - ONE Spokane Stadium ✶
May 24 - Ridgefield, WA - Cascades Amphitheater ✶
May 25 - Quincy, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre ✶
May 31 - Lexington, KY - Railbird Music Festival 2025 #
June 28 - Sisters, OR - Big Ponderoo 2025 #
July 17 - Trumansburg, NY - Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival 2025 #
July 19 - Oak Hill, NY - Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival 2025 #
July 24 - Bethlehem, NH - The Colonial Theatre
July 25 - Hiram, ME - Ossipee Valley Music Festival 2025 #
August 1 - Ninilchik, AK - Salmonfest 2025 #
August 8 - Morgantown, WV - Hazel Ruby McQuain Amphitheater
August 10 - Lowell, MA - Lowell Summer Music Series
August 30 - Mill Spring, NC - Earl Scruggs Music Festival 2025 #
September 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Bender Jamboree 2025 #
September 17 - Nashville, TN - Fogg Street Lawn Club
September 19 - Chattanooga, TN - IBMA Bluegrass Live 2025 #
September 21 - North Adams, MA - FreshGrass MASS MoCa
October 30 - Live Oak, FL - Hulaween (with The Infamous Stringdusters) #
✶ Outlaw Music Festival Tour w/ Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Billy Strings, and more
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For all tour dates and ticket information, please visit sierrahull.com